Roller skate



June 12, 1928. 1,673,405

L. V. DAVIS ROLLER SKATE Filed Nov. 15, 1926 ada rerzce Z'Jarals.

reinforcing Patented June 12, 1928.

UNITED stares FAT UFFTCE LAWRENCE v. DAVIS, or scorn Benn, INDIANA; AMERICAN :rnns'r co. 'AnMInIs reason or SAID: LAWRENCE v. DAVIS, nncnasnn. l

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,Applicationfiled November 13, 1926. Serial No. 148,199.

The invention relates toroller skates and has for its object to provide a device of this character wliiereinfthe number of parts in the con iplete skate arereduced to a minimum, and one which may be cheaply manufactured and-sold, thereby supplying a demand for an extremely cheap rollerskatc.

Ai'urther object isto stamp the body of the skate from a single piece. of metal, stamped toii orm as integral parts thereof, the heel plate, thetoe strap loops, and the downwardly extending axle receiving members. i W q I A further object is to provide theskate body with a dmvuwardly struck channeled member a which reinforces the skate body centrally thereol andwhich rciniorcing,member merges into the downwardly struck axle receiving members, thereby bracing saidimembers. I

.A. further object is to form the walls at the forward and rear sides of the downwardly extending axle receiving members in upwardly diverging relation whereby said downwardly extending members are angularly braced.

A'ct'urtherobjcct is tofiprovide a complete skate body and axle receiving members from a single piece of sheet material stamped to form.

With the above and other objects in View the invention resides in the combination and arrangement or parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a top skate.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectionalview through th skate taken on line 2 2 of Figure 1, showing the rear end of the skate body in elevation.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional View through the skate body, taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure l is a vertical transverse sectional view through the skate taken on line 4.4 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 1 designates the body of the skate, which is formed from sheet metal. The body 1 is plan view of the roller that the complete piaivided with a downwardly extending and longitudinally disposed reinforcing channel which channel not only braces thecentral portion of the body of the skate. but also connects the downwardly struck axle re.- ceiving members 3, thereby forming a rigid skate body. The downwardly struck members 3 havetheir' forwardand rear walls, in upwardly diverging relation to each other, thereby forming rigid structures which are angularly braced. wails and 5 terminate inoutwardly diverga in'g walls 6 which further braccthe' downwardly extending members 3 and connect said members to the sides of the channel 2. It will be seenfthat the body 1 is thorough- The adjacent central ly braced and formed from a single stampmg, and at the same time a. rigid durable structure is provided. 1 The heel plate 7 is also formed irom the samelstaniping and during the sameoperation, as well as the strap receiving loops 8 adjacent the forward end of the body, therefore it will be seen body including the axle receiving members 3, the heel plate 7 andthe toe strap receiving loops 8 are formed from a single pieceoi' metal,- stamped to form, and consequently can becheaply manufactured and sold thereby supplying a demand for an extremely cheap skate.

Extending inwardly from opposite sides 1 of the downwardly extending members 3 are annular flanges 9, which form relatively wide bearings at 10 for the axles 11, and which flanges9 are struck inwardly, thereby obviating any machining operation, and allowing for. a stamping operation which may be cheaply accomphshed. Axles 11 ly extending members 3 and have rotatably mounted thereon wheels 12 of a conventional construction, preferably a cheap, simple construction, so as not to materially increase the cost of the skate as a whole, however applicant does not limit himself in this respect. The outer ends of the axles 11 are providedfwith heads 13, which are preferably of a permanent nature, for instance said heads are formed by upsetting or rivsting the same, therefore the use of nuts and cotter keys or lock nuts is obviated.

The heel plate 7 is provided with oppositely disposed slots 14:, through which the heel strap 15 extends, and which heel strap extends under the rear end of the body 1 at extend transversely through the downward 16 for holding said rear end of'the skate in piece of material,"axlesextending through the axle receiving'members and wheels carried" by said axles; at oppositcsides of the axle receiving members i I j 2; A skate body comprisinga foot nlate, a heel engaging plate'carried by the rear end of the foot plate, toej strapreceivingloops carried by the; forward end of thefoot plate,

' a downwardly extending channeled member carried by the foot late and longitudinally disposed, downward y extending axle rrecciv ing 'meln-bers carriedfbythe foot plate, said channeled member; connectingthe axle receiving members, said foot plate, heel plate, toe receiving loops,;-channeled member and axle receiving-members being forme'el .-from a single piece ofniaterial' staginped lfo;.form.

3. A skate body comprising a plate, downwardly extending chambered axle receiving members carried by said plate and formed integral therewith, a, downwardly extending integral channeled melnberfcarried by the plate and formedintegral-withthe ax e receivingmembers, all of sa'idpartsbeing formed? from a single stainpingfi Y been: set fortlrwhat 4; A skate body comprising an, elongated plate, downwardly struck chambered axle receiving members carried bysaid plate, a

downwardly struck channeled member connecting the axle receiving members, walls connecting the channeled member and the axle-receiving members, said walls diverging outwardly from the ends of the channel to the adjacent ends of the axle receiving members.

5. A skate bod-y formedlfrom a single stamping, said body comprising a plate, a downwardly struck reinforcing channel car ried by said plate, downwardly struokchambored axle receiving members carried by said plate, said" channels connectingsaid axlereceiving members below the plate and inwardly struck annular members carried bers and formingaxle hearings. i

6. A skate comprising a bed having a heel plate,'toe strap. receiving ibops, areinforcing channel and chambered axle re-' ceivingmembers formed from a single piece of-material ,--axles extending 'transversel through the axle receiving members, whee s on said ax-les at opposite sides ofithelaxle receiving members, the ends- 0f said axles terminatingin integral heads.

7. A skate body-comprising a plate, and downwardly extending ohambered front and rearaxle-su porting membens carried by said plate, a 1 0f Saldparts being formed from a single stamping, 1 i 4 In testimony whereof I alfix, my signature. r

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